UP HCPCS Level II modifier: Three patients served
UP is a HCPCS Level II modifier: “Three patients served.” It adds this detail to the code it is reported with.
Official description
UPThree patients served
HCPCS · United States
Notes for UP
As CMS prints them, with any note UP takes from the headings above it.
Note
- CMS processing note 0114: FOR MEDICARE PURPOSES, MODIFIERS UN-US WOULD BE REPORTED WITH R0075.
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with UP in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Added
- Jan 1, 2004
Where UP sits
- 1GroupHCPCS modifiers
- 2Modifier UPThree patients served
Source and release
- Data release
- HCPCS Level II · October 2026
- Effective date
- Oct 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CMS
This page is built from the HCPCS Level II catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s October 2026 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does HCPCS code UP mean?
UP is the HCPCS code for “Three patients served” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Where is UP in the HCPCS Level II list?
UP is listed under Modifiers.
Does Medicare cover UP?
CMS lists UP’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment”. Coverage and payment still depend on the patient, the setting, the documentation and the payer.
Which HCPCS Level II release does this page use?
It uses CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside UP
All modifiersUFServices provided in the morningUGServices provided in the afternoonUHServices provided in the eveningUJServices provided at nightUKServices provided on behalf of the client to someone other than the client (collateral relationship)UNTwo patients servedUQFour patients servedURFive patients servedUSSix or more patients servedV1Demonstration modifier 1V2Demonstration modifier 2V3Demonstration modifier 3